Chinese Coal Boss Sentenced to 20 Years for Graft

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August 15, 2011

A Chinese court sentenced a coal boss in central Shanxi province to 20 years in jail and millions of yuan in fines after he was convicted for illegally running a mine and using the earnings to collect 35 homes worth more than 170 million yuan ($26.5 million)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/15/china-coal-corruption-idUSL3E7JF08Y20110815